Siemens Simatic PCS7 Function Manual page 24

Using the Maintenance Station
3.4 MS multiple station system
Plant configuration
The figure below shows an example plant configuration.
Required server data
● On the MS or OS/MS client
You can find information on this in the section "Server data and downloading of a client
(Page 83)".
● On the MS server
The server data of all OS servers in the multiproject/project are automatically downloaded
to the MS server when the diagnostics structure is generated.
Software and licensing
If intelligent field devices have to be monitored, install the SIMATIC Process Device Manager
(SIMATIC PDM) on the engineering station.
You can find more information on the software in the manual
PCS 7 PC Configuration .
For information on the current graduated licenses available for the various components of the
process control system and the correspondingly plant sizes that can be realized, refer to the
installation manual
24
Process Control System PCS 7; Licenses and Quantity Structures .
Process Control System PCS 7;
Maintenance Station
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